Ireland women's double sculls win heat at World Rowing Championships

Mags Cremen and Zoe Hyde (file photo). INPHO. From The 42Rowing Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen progress in Amsterdam. IRISH WOMEN’S DOUBLE sculls duo Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen have won their heat at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. Hyde and Cremens dominated their heat to progress with a time of 7:46.73. Ukraine and China finished second and third respectively, the former some way off their Irish counterparts in 7:51.07 in a five-way race. Lithuania (7:38.67), Great Britain (7:40.42) and Netherlands (7:43.33) won the other heats, with Hyde and Cremens qualifying for the semi-finals as the seventh-fastest crew overall. Their semi-final is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, with the top three advancing to Friday’s A final and the others contesting the B final. Meanwhile, the Women’s Pai